Novel Kapeka backdoor leveraged in Sandworm attacks

Ukraine, Estonia, and other countries in Eastern Europe have been targeted by Russian state-backed advanced persistent threat operation Sandworm, also known as APT44 and Seashell Blizard, in attacks distributing the new Kapeka malware, also known as KnuckleTouch, since mid-2022, according to The Hacker News.

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